Kitchen-cabinet



2 Sheets-Sheet' 1.

PatentedJan. 7, 1896.

(No Model.)

G. A. FISCHER.

KITCHEN CABINET. No.l552,522.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

. G. A. FISCHER.

` KITCHEN CABINET.

No. 552,522. Patented Jan. 7, T896.

WIZ'JVESSES Ill/VENTO@ Y trunnions which support the iiour-bin.

FORGE A. FISCHER, OF QUINCY, ILLINOIS.

KITCHEN-CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 552,522, dated January '7, 1896. Application filed March 1, 1895. Serial No. 540,197. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. FISCHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Quincy, inthe county of Adams and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Kitchen-Cabinets and I do declare the following' to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to kitchen-cabinets- The object of the invention is to combine in a single cabinet a iour-sifter, a breadboard, drawers for the reception of culinary articles, and to arrange the same in a compact and convenient form.

1With these objects in view the invention consists in certain features of construction and combination of parts,which will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front View of the cabinet with the bread-board drawn out ready for use. Fig. 2 is vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a similar view taken at right angles to Fig. 2 through the Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the Hour-bin ree moved to clearly show the interior of the bin and its sitter.

IIn the drawings, 1 denotes the frame of the cabinet, which is preferably rectangular in form and is provided with a top or shelf 2, upon which are adapted to be placed cooking utensils. To this top is secured a bank of drawers 8, 4 and 5, the lower one of which is specially adapted to contain rollingpins,

carving-knives, and articles of a kindred nature,while the two upper drawers are divided into partitions and are adapted to contain spices, seeds and the like.

Beneath the top 2 are arranged drawers 6 and 7, which may be used to store away piepans, cake or biscuit cutters, or any of the small articles used in the kitchen.

8 denotes a iiour-bin, which is provided with bearingblocks 9 at its ends that engage trunnions 10 in the sides of the cabinet, thereby permitting the bin tobc rocked forward for the purpose of filling it or inspecting its con'- tents. The bin is provided with a bottom co1nposed of two inclined boards 11 ,leaving a space between their adjacent edges, while the lower side edges of the ends of the bin are likewise Y inclined and are formed into semicircular eX- edges of the gauze and to its intermediate portion and serve to support it and prevent its bulging.

Secured in elongated openings and over the opening between the inclined bottom boards of the bin are two guide-rods 15 having screwthreaded ends to receive adjusting-nuts 1G and washers 17, whereby the guide-rods may be adj usted vertically. The sifter consists of a rectangular frame 1S having secured thereto and extending therefrom Scrapers 19 which conform to the contour of the screen.l These Scrapers are provided with eyes 20, through which the guide-rods pass and by means of which the Scrapers are guided ina true line. 4 Projecting obliquely from the rectangular frame are arms 21,which are adapted to engage the inclined boards of the bottom of the bin and prevent the our from adhering thereto and cause the same to fall onto the screen. This rectangular frame is also provided with an operating-rod 23, which projects through openings in the ends of the bin and the frame of the4 cabinet, and is adapted to be reciprocated by means of a removable key 24.. the screen into a drawer placed below it.

26 denotes a bread-board which is arranged above the flour-bin and slides on guides 27. This board is provided at its inner end with laterally-projecting studs, which prevent the board being accidentally drawn from the cabinet. To the front end of this board on its under side is pivoted a brace 28, and the spring 29 serves to force the free end of this brace away from the board, so that when the board is drawn out the free end of the brace will be forced downwardly and will engage a bracket 30,whereby when the board is drawn out to its farthermost limit it will be held in a horizontal position.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the operation and advantages of this invention will be apparent.

The sifted iiour falls from IDO The cabinet can be manufactured at a small cost and serves as a useful piece of furniture in a kitchen, While at the same time it presents a neat appearance.

Vhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-n l. In a kitchen cabinet, the combination of a cabinet proper, of a iiour bin located therein, said bin provided With an inclined bottom having an opening therein, a screen secured to the bottom beneath said opening, guide rods, a sifter mounted to slide upon said guide rods, said sifter comprising arms to engage the inclined bottom and depending portions to engage the screen, substantially as set forth.

2, In a kitchen cabinet, the combination of GEO. A. FISCHER. IVitnesses SIMON J. FISCHER, MICHAEL ARNOLD. 

